The movement of God is always FORWARD and this site is designed to be an environment of resources and BIG ideas that move us forward as individuals and leaders. We've gathered from young and progressive leaders the thoughts and ideas of FORWARD LEADERSHIP. Take time to be empowered and realize how God's view of your life and leadership has never changed (Romans 10:29). Email me any thoughts or questions you have...bill@forwardleadership.org.
Bill is the Administrative Bishop in Ohio for the CHurch of God denomination. He’s also a dad, grand dad, & author.
Jason is the Teaching Pastor at River City Worship Center in Louisville KY, and owns a web development company Jbirdmedia. He wanted all boys until he had his daughter Sadie and now he wants 4 girls. You can follow him on twitter @jasonisaacs
Jeremy is the Campus Pastor of the Mount Paran North Canton Campus. He is married to Corrie, and has 3 sons Cooper, Branson, Tucker, and 1 daughter Kinley. He can hit a golf ball a mile but can’t putt it in the ocean.
Andrea teaches senior English at Bullitt East High School while being married to a pastor, and parenting 2 daughters Sadie and Norah.
Ben Liles is the pastor and planter of Baypointe Church in Panama City, FL. You can follow him on twitter @pben
Brian is husband to Kristen, father to Chloe and Brock, and lead pastor of Genesis Church. Genesis is one church in three locations in two capital cities (Tallahassee, FL and Atlanta, GA). www.GenesisChurch.TV. You can follow him on twitter @brianhunter1
Brock Stamps serves as the student pastor at Harvest Church.
Connect with him on Twitter @brockstamps
Corrie and her husband, Jeremy, are parents to 4 kids who will one day change the world: Cooper (8), Branson (6 as of tomorrow), Tucker (3) and Kinley (19 months). They also serve as Campus Pastors for Mount Paran North Canton Campus after serving in Student Ministry for nearly a decade. They love to coach young ministry couples and watch Netflix once the kids go to bed. You can follow along as she catalogues her family’s journey on Twitter & Instagram @corrieisaacs.
Danny Henderson is currently the Elementary Producer for CreekKids. He is also a worship leader on staff at Stevens Creek Church in Augusta, Ga. As a young minister he has been able to work in several areas of ministry including youth, college and career, young married, children’s and creative worship. You can follow him on twitter: @islandboy0708
Eric Brown is the Creative Director of the Whiteboard Network, a creative agency that empowers visionaries and entrepreneurs to lead meaningful brands. Follow them on twitter @WhiteboardNet
J.C. Worley resides in Sharpsburg, Georgia with his wife, Kimberly, and their two year old son, Laiklan. J.C. has been working full time with teenagers for the past 10 years. He and his family presently serve as the Student Pastors at South Metro Ministries in Sharpsburg, Ga.
J.C. now serves as President for the National Youth Leaders Association. NYLA was established to Link and Connect as well as to resource Student Pastors and Student Volunteers around the country. He also sits on the committee for Smokey Mountain Winterfest. J.C. is highly involved in the public school system and travels the country preaching to more than 12,000 students annually both on a local and national level.
Follow him on twitter @JCWorley
Jerry is the Pastor at Daystar Church in Cullman, AL. Visit daystarchurch.tv to find out more about their incredible story of relaunch and growth in the last 10 years. You can find Jerry on twitter @daystarjerry.
Dr. B. Randall Parris is a veteran of local church, state, and international Youth and Christian Education. He currently serves as the Youth Missions (YWEA) / Leadership Development Coordinator of the Church of God Int. Dept. of Youth and Discipleship
Rich Boll and his wife Angel are blessed to serve as the Senior Pastors of the Cooley Avenue Church of God in Cleveland, Ohio. They are the extremely proud parents of Tyler 15, Savannah 12, and Emma Grace 8.
Richie has a wide background in church and business. He and his wife of 16 years Stephanie, reside in Cleveland, TN with their two wonderful daughters. For more information on Richie and his new book “Start Here, Go Anywhere” visit http://richiehughes.org
Rob & Jennifer Deveney are the founding Pastors of Discover Life Church in Akron, OH. Pastor Rob has an M.A. in Christian Leadership from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. They are passionate about Missions and real Christian Community. But their favorite people in the world are their kids, Raegan, Matt, and Josh.
Tony serves as the International Coordinator of Discipleship and Children’s Ministries in Youth and Discipleship, a position he has held for 15 years. His passion is mentoring and coaching the next generation of leaders through discipleship, around the world.
Travis Johnson is the lead pastor of Life Pointe Church with two campuses in the south Florida communities of Homestead (Greater Miami) and Plantation Key (Upper Keys).
@travisjohnson
The movement of God is always forward. We have been made to soar and to embrace our future as God sees it. Forwardleadership is designed to engage leaders who have tomorrow in their hearts. Thank you for visiting.
